However, a player may use the remaining $500 for the insurance.
A player cannot bet the remaining $500 which it would count as an all-in bet when the minimum bet is $5,000. All bets throughout the tournament MUST be in $1,000 increments. For hand 11-20, the minimum bet was $5,000 and there was no maximum bet. Minimum bets were $1,000 and maximum bets were $25,000 for the first ten hands. Season 2 premiered October 12, 2004, and ran weekly through January 11, 2005.įive celebrities started each tournament with $100,000 in tournament chips and played 21 hands of blackjack. Season 1 aired weekly from July 5, 2004, through August 9, 2004. The show, which ran on Game Show Network, was hosted by Matt Vasgersian (and Alex Borstein in the first season). JSTOR ( March 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭelebrity Blackjack is an American television show where celebrities played tournament style blackjack for charity.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Celebrity Blackjack' – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
